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prepare for their future. Christenson and Thurlow (2004) found that the cost of dropouts is "estimated in the billions of dollars in lost revenues, welfare programs, unemployment programs, underemployment, and crime prevention and prosecution"...

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Chapter 4
Results
Introduction
Discovering whether or not a collaborative study program would be beneficial in helping students earn credit toward high school graduation was the primary goal of this study. The students met for a total of ten...

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Chapter 4
Results
The population of SEA changes drastically at the half-year semester mark. Those students who have gotten caught up on credits go back to their home schools and a new set of students who need to make up classes are enrolled....

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groups earned; both the males and the females lowered the amount of credit completed by 31%. The males fluctuated, dropping 8% in October and 10% in December. They then completed 68% more credit in January. The females also dropped in October;...

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Chapter 5
Discussion
High school graduation should not be the end of the line for students; and educators should be assisting in curbing that effect. The at-risk students at SEA are so focused on making up missing credits that thoughts for the...

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In order to best serve the needs of students, AHS had several programs that help students meet their graduation goals. There were book clubs, mini-classes in a variety of subject areas, and collaborative groups. One program was a collaborative...

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based on the data from this program, but it did play a part. The administration brought many of the monthly results, combined with the results of the other collaborative group at the school, to the district office for their monthly reports. This...

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total population number changed from the beginning to end of the project. The project began with 35 students surveyed and ended with 32 students surveyed.
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This study looks at the benefits of presenting students with guest speakers...

Chapter 1
Introduction
Alternative high schools across the country have searched for methods to improve graduation and literacy rates for their students. Noted for alarmingly high drop-out rates and poor student retention, alternative high schools...

GRADUATION. Graduation requires sixteen units of successfully completed work. Credits will be given for work done in other standard high schools, but at least four units of work must have been completed at the Murdock Academy. No credit will be...

What little was eamed in the way of cash was promptly used to purchase consumer goods, pay the transportation of immigrants, and buy supplies and equipment for farms and shops. There was a real scarcity of money i Utah. The task of the tithing...